#9E2C27#9E2C27

#9E2C27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.151 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2C27
RGB	rgb(158, 44, 39)
HSL	hsl(3, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(3, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 75.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.40, 46.52, 30.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.40, 55.74, 33.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.97% 0.1343 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(46.97% 0.151 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3692, 9.2193, 2.8893)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2C27 #27999E

analogous

#9E275D #9E2C27 #9E6727

triadic

#9E2C27 #279E2C #2C279E

tetradic

#9E2C27 #5D9E27 #27999E #67279E

square

#9E2C27 #5D9E27 #27999E #67279E

split-complementary

#9E2C27 #279E67 #275D9E

monochromatic

#3C110F #6D1E1B #9E2C27 #CD3B35 #D96B66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#9E2C27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#9E2C27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2C27

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2C27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2C27	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4625

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2c27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.151 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36d61',
    500: '#9e2c27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2c27;
$custom-light: #c36d61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2c27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.521,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46965,
    "c": 0.15093,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2C27

secondary

#62BBBF

accent

#DDE444

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2C27

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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